Monday, February 12, 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm Presenter: Dan Luoma Location: Room 2602, Cordley Hall, Oregon State University Campus, 2701 SW Campus Way or via Zoom The presentation will preview highlights of the spectacular Iron Mountain-Cone Peak looptrail. Over 200 species of vascular plants have been recorded along this botanically richtrail west of Santiam...
Thursday, February 15, 7pm Speaker: Matt Dybala Location: Southern Oregon University, Ashland In anticipation of the upcoming spring-summer bloom, Matt will review morphological characters and the taxonomy of our native flowers. Southern Oregon University, Science Building, Room 161. This program will also be provided as a zoom for folks who cannot attend in person. To...
Monday, February 19, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speakers: Dr. Alison Colwell, Curator, Center for Plant Diversity, University of California, Davis and Dr. Adam Schneider, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse Location: via Zoom: Click here to enter Alison Colwell and Adam Schneider have been studying the non-photosynthetic members of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae (primarily Aphyllon,...
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
Saturday, February 24, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Location: McMinnville Public Library Winter chores include making design decisions as well as pruning, cleaning up, and weeding. Sometimes we have new species to plant! The garden includes nine ecologicalareas with sun and shade. Dress for the weather. Bring gloves, bucket, and gardening tools if you have...
Saturday, February 24, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Trip Leader: Sunia Yang The Pacific Northwest is one of the lichen hotspots of the world – more than ten percent of the world’s described lichen taxa can be found in our region. Join Sunia Yang to view and identify the lichens in Salem’s Bush Park. Dress...
Saturday, February 24, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Leader: Esther McEvoy Location: Avery House Nature Center, Avery Park, Corvallis Come prepared to do winter cleanup in the gardens. Dress for winter weather and bring gloves, shovel, and clippers. Contact Esther for more information or to RSVP at 541-990-0948 or estherco@peak.org.
Monday, February 26, 6:30 to 7:30 pm Dr. Tom Kaye, Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Ecology, will discuss the remarkable recovery of four endangered species and the perils they still face. His nonprofit organization has worked to restore populations of Bradshaw’s lomatium, Fender’s blue butterfly, golden paintbrush, and Nelson’s checkermallow in partnership with...
Friday, March 1, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday March 2: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Location: Yamhill Valley Heritage Center, McMinnville Online orders can be placed for the native plant sale from the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District at https://yamhillswcd.org/nps/. You can also sign up for volunteering for the event with this...
Meeting to discuss draft NPSO website. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91043268995?pwd=WUxNYnFUVTJqd3ROUEgwWmFUZ003QT09
Monday, March 11, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Presenter: David Kollen, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Location: Room 2602, Cordley Hall, Oregon State University Campus, 2701 SW Campus Way or via Zoom This program will include: an introduction to pollinators and their importance in natural systems and our food system; native bee diversity and natural...
Thursday, March 14, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Presenter: Dean Miller, Data Analytics Trainer and Quaternary Paleobotanist Location: Zoom In 2010, during the construction of a reservoir near Snowmass Village, Colorado, bones of mammoth and other extinct species and a rich assemblage of vertebrate, plant, and other fossils were unearthed. Miller takes us on an...